SEPULTURA: ‘Relentless’ Biography Due Later This Year

January 26, 2013

“Relentless – The Book Of Sepultura”, the only book-length biography to cover the Brazilian/American legends’ 30-year career, is tentatively scheduled for publication in late 2013. Written by Jason Korolenko(author of “The Day I Left”), “Relentless” is described in a press relase as “an in-depth, unflinching look at every era of SEPULTURA‘s history, loaded with never-before-told stories and exclusive interviews with band members past and present, fellow musicians, families, friends, and fans in the inner circle.”

“SEPULTURA‘s story isn’t just about music,” says Korolenko. “It follows a universal theme of persistence in the face of adversity. It’s inspirational, certainly not lacking drama, and will appeal to fans and non-fans alike.”

As previously reported, former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera is working on his autobiography for release later this year. The book is being written by British rock author Joel McIver, whose 20 books to date include “Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica”, “Crazy Train: The High Life And Tragic Death Of Randy Rhoads”, “Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography”, “To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica’s Cliff Burton”, “Overkill: The Untold Story Of Motörhead”, “The Bloody Reign Of Slayer” and “Unleashed: The Story Of Tool”. The book’s foreword will be written by Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, ex-NIRVANA), who was’ “really thrilled” to do it, Max said during a November 3, 2011 interview with “Metal Zone” host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone. “Dave‘s always been a great guy,” Cavalera added. “He used to come to see SEPULTURA play in Seattle every time we played; even after NIRVANA got big, he would still come and see us playin little clubs.” Among fellow musicians who are being interviewed for Max‘s autobiography are Ozzy Osbourne and Chino Moreno of the DEFTONES.

A teaser for “Smash It!”, the new video from the long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, can be seen below. The band was joined during the shoot by the the Metal Mulisha freestyle motocross team.

“Smash It!” comes off SUICIDAL TENDENCIES’ new album, “13”, which sold around 3,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 187 on The Billboard 200 chart. The first studio album in 13 years from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES was produced by vocalist Mike Muir and Grammy-nominated engineer/mixer Paul Northfield (DREAM THEATER, HOLE, RUSH).

In a recent interview with Jersey Beat, Muir stated about “13”: “We just wanted to have a record which felt like going back through a time machine, that if I was playing straight through at 15, I would go, Whoa!’ We didn’t want to make a record which sounded old, but one that people not even 20 years old hearing even 20 years from now at would say, ‘Wow, that’s a great record.’ A lot of people, the first thing that they ask is: ‘Well, what style is it? Is it punk, is it metal?’ and we’re just, like, ‘Why do you want to categorize something so quickly, not care only if it’s good?’ That takes time, but I do think that there are a lot of people who are going to love it for the right reasons.”

Asked why now was the right time for SUICIDAL TENDENCIES to release a new studio album, Muir told Grammy.com: “We’ve been touring at least a couple of months [per year] for the last six years, and among other things I had a couple of back surgeries. We didn’t want to put out a record afterwards and make it look like we were throwing out our last baseball, the athlete going for the last hurrah before he falls apart. We wanted to get out there and gain a little new ground.

“Our [fan] base is pretty strong. Obviously, a record helps out a lot, and on this tour we’re seeing a lot of people excited to come, not to be nostalgic but as more of a resurgence. We’ve got a lot of families coming. A lot of people saying that their first show they saw was 20 years ago, and they’re bringing their kids there for their first show. We never used to hear that before. At our first show in San Francisco, this girl came up and asked us to sign something for her mom. Then she said, ‘I love you too, but my mom’s loved you longer!’ We were all laughing.”

American hardcore metallers PRO-PAIN will release their new studio album, “The Final Revolution”, on November 25 in Europe and December 3 in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. According to vocalist/bassist Gary Meskil, PRO-PAIN’s 14th studio recording marks the band’s return to its old form.